Is Anyone Frightened?

Is anyone frightened out there? Our world is changing as fast as technology. The security of the USA I knew, growing up in the 60s and 70s, is gone. Any one of us could be blown into eternity at any time.

We are witnessing an unprecedented power grab in Washington D.C. The lust for absolute power which has been fermenting for years is finally making its move — against our citizens, our nation and our God.


When Ahaz…was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah…king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out…to meet Ahaz…Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood — because of [their] fierce anger…[they] have plotted your ruin, saying, “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves…”
Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says:

It will not take place,
it will not happen…
The head of Aram… is only Rezin
[ the head of Israel is only Pekah]
(kings yes, but mere men, pitting themselves against God)
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
you will not stand at all.

Isaiah 7:1-9


It is time for us to stop looking for pastors and priests to feed us God’s Word. We must study and learn for ourselves so we can stand firm in our faith no matter what the future holds.

Paul wrote:
I have learned to find resources in myself whatever my circumstances.
I know what it is to be brought low,
and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have been very thoroughly initiated into the human lot with all its
ups and downs
fullness and hunger
plenty and want.
I have strength for anything through him who gives me power.
Philippians 4:11-13

note — those incredible verses in Isaiah are JUST PRIOR to the prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus. Praise God! He still reigns!